HR1310 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, James J. Molloy, a St. Sabina graduate, was a 1969 graduate of Leo High School; James attended Loyola University and worked his way through college at various jobs, until 1972; and

WHEREAS, In 1972, James J. Molloy entered the Chicago Police Academy and in March 1973, he graduated from the Academy; as a Chicago Police Officer, James was first assigned to patrol the streets in Gresham; in 1974, he graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration; and

WHEREAS, James J. Molloy moved through the ranks in the Chicago Police Department serving, in succession, as a patrolman, tactical officer, gang crimes investigator, and sergeant; and

WHEREAS, From 1983 through 1987, James J. Molloy was detailed to the Narcotics Section, Organized Crime Division; in 1988, he was promoted to Field Lieutenant of the 18th District; later, he served as Field Lieutenant of the 9th District; in 1989, he was appointed to be a Tactical Lieutenant; and

WHEREAS, During 1994 and 1995, James J. Molloy served first as the Commanding Officer of the Violent Crimes Detective Division and then as the Commanding Officer of the Headquarters Support Section of Detectives; and

WHEREAS, The 8th District is the most populous district in Chicago and it also has the most calls for service; James J. Molloy commanded the 8th District from 1998 through 2001; and

WHEREAS, In 2001, James J. Molloy was named Assistant Deputy Superintendent and later was appointed to be the Chief of Detectives; and

WHEREAS, Chicago Police Superintendent Phil Cline named James J. Molloy to serve as the Deputy Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department in June 2005; and

WHEREAS, James J. Molloy's Chicago Police Department citations and decorations number in the hundreds; James is a proud member of many police organizations and several Catholic associations; and

WHEREAS, James J. Molloy was honored as a 2006 Leo High School Hall of Fame Inductee and his exemplary record of public service to the City of Chicago brings particular distinction to the Leo Alumni Association; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor James J. Molloy for his dedicated and decorated career in the Chicago Police Department and for his thirty-three years of service to the City of Chicago; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to James J. Molloy as an expression of our esteem.